Houston, US to Adelaide, AU (USHOU to AUADL)
Current ocean freight between Houston and Adelaide starts at $1,249 per 20' container and at $1,742 per 40'HC container. Transit times span 40 to 71 days under Skypace contracts with OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd and 1 other carrier.
Today's lowest 40'HC ocean freight ($1,742) sits 43% below the $3,062 average of the 6 weekly rate checks recorded since May 25, 2026.
Published 40'HC ocean freight spans $1,742 to $4,100 across 3 carriers — a $2,358 spread.
Rates checked on Oct 17, 2026.
Each rate below is broken into its price components: ocean freight, origin terminal charges and destination terminal charges, in USD per container. The freight column covers ocean carriage of a 40'HC container only — any component a carrier has not published is shown as TBA, never estimated or silently bundled.
| Carrier | Departure | Transit | Ocean freight (40'HC) | Origin charges | Destination charges | Port cutoff | Valid until | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOCL | N/A | N/A | $1,742 | $63 | $591 | N/A | Select next steps | |
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,759 | $63 | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,759 | $63 | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,759 | $63 | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| OOCL | 68 days | $1,759 | $63 | $591 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 40 days | $3,225 | $406 | $751 | Select next steps | |||
| Hapag-Lloyd | 40 days | $3,425 | $406 | $751 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 71 days | $4,100 | $90 | $726 | Select next steps | |||
| CMA CGM | 71 days | $4,100 | $90 | $726 | Select next steps |
Some sailings are filed via a nearby alternative port and are marked Alt POL (origin side), Alt POD (destination side) or Alt POL/POD. Prices on such rows apply to that alternative routing, not to this page's primary port pair.
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9 sailings available · Transit: 40–71 days · 3 carriers